Handlebar Wire Cover on '49-'59
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Handlebar Wire Cover on '49-'59
Shows how much I know,..
I thought it went the other way up,and thru top tree cover !!
I thought it went the other way up,and thru top tree cover !!
Actually the part is illustrated in the Spare Parts Catalog shown as upside down. It took a couple of attempts for me to get it right.
Some minor trimming at the top before the plastic sleeve compresses up against the handlebar center-piece might be necessary. I had the sleeve upside down and was sure the Spare Parts Catalog was right. I posted a pic of the way it should assemble and the end of this topic.
Some minor trimming at the top before the plastic sleeve compresses up against the handlebar center-piece might be necessary. I had the sleeve upside down and was sure the Spare Parts Catalog was right. I posted a pic of the way it should assemble and the end of this topic.
Last edited by VT on Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:54 pm, edited 3 times in total.
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it is upside down. the flange goes under the top tree's s.s. cover, but you are right, they are too long (at least for my '53's bars)
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Mine fits nicely the opposite way you show in the picture. The flange is captured by the stainless plate. No bulge and stays put. There is nothing holding it in place the way it is in the picture. If the flange was meant to be against the handlebars, it would have a radius to match the contour of the bar.
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I had similar concerns when looking at what I had. As I recall, it did not look right until I had everything bolted together. The Repop cover may be slightly different than OEM also. I remember having to cram it in as well. It deformed the plastic to an hour glass shape. Then everything settled in nicely as the plate was bolted down. Your cover may be too short once it's positioned this way now that it has been cut to fit between the plate and the bars.
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Forgot to log back in, but to add to the above. Notice the seam or ridge on the front and back of the cover ends as it nears the non flange side. The stainless top plate cutout matches the profile with the ridge. This would have been a plain oval cutout if the cover was not meant to pass through the top plate.
I didn't realize it until now, but I think I was trying to cram the sleeve through the bottom of the tree plate
What happens to the surface of the s/s/ cover when you tighten the riser base bolts down? I seem to remember the s/s cover then bulges and would also push the nose of the sleeve further into the h.bar slot. Did you need to trim any off the nose to make things fit? You'd want the sleeve to be compressed some once everything is tightened.
What happens to the surface of the s/s/ cover when you tighten the riser base bolts down? I seem to remember the s/s cover then bulges and would also push the nose of the sleeve further into the h.bar slot. Did you need to trim any off the nose to make things fit? You'd want the sleeve to be compressed some once everything is tightened.
Sure. Where ya' located France? Try www.wwag.com/ (OEM 56600-49) Not sure what their part number is.